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U.S. Banker
September 2007
Lee Conrad |
Association Consolidation Doesn't Worry Small Banks A planned merger between the ABA and the ACB prompts the question of whether a larger size or a hyper focus is the best way to lobby Congress. It also raises the issue of how the ICBA will fare.   |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2006
Rich Smith |
Can You Bank on Wal-Mart? There's a word for what both Wal-Mart and its foes in the banking industry have to say about the fight over a banking license: disingenuous. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2005
Katherine Burger |
Shop Till You Drop? Not only will Wal-Mart eventually seek banking powers, its customers will want that to occur. And if it's not Wal-Mart, it will be Starbucks, Amazon, Whole Foods or some other entity that knows how to combine tech-savvy with customer insight and creativity. |
U.S. Banker
September 2005 |
Turf War The banking and real estate lobbyists are ready to square off once again over banks selling real estate, an irony given that banks' ambivalence remains strong. But for one small Virginia maverick, selling real estate since January, business is booming. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
1,500 People Worked Against You Lobbyists, hired by banks, investment firms, insurers, and real estate companies, fought many of the recently proposed reforms in Congress, with mixed results for us citizens and consumers. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
U.S. Banker
May 2005
John Engen |
Brand Envy Lured by fat profits, new charters and technology, commercial companies are branching out into banking. But none has the potential to do more damage to banks than Wal-Mart. Can traditional banks compete with this retailer? |
U.S. Banker
November 2001
Mark Fogarty |
Unexpected Lovefest Some expected a turf war to erupt between mortgage bankers and Realtors as a result of the real estate industry's new ability to provide home finance. But the two groups are now lovey-dovey... |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Wendy Zellner |
Wal-Mart: Your New Banker? Wal-Mart can't be or own a full-fledged bank -- yet -- but its partnerships and in-store financial services are giving the industry jitters |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back This past week featured banking on content and content bankers: As free as a mouse... Banking on Sam Walton... |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Lee Conrad |
Banks Vent Rage Over Commercial RE Loan Rule Banks, in an uproar over regulators' proposal that warns those with high concentrations of commercial real-estate loans may have to raise their capital reserves, worry that new regulations will eat into their bottom line. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005
Rich Smith |
Realtors' Strategic Blunder The National Association of Realtors should learn from World War II: Fight one battle at a time. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 1, 2005
Ivan Schneider |
Equal Protection A federal bailout of Gulf Coast financial institutions unfairly favors banks over local businesses. Scarce reconstruction funds have far better uses than to prop up banks with an undue concentration of geographic risk. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2006
Emil Lee |
Wal-Mart: The New Banking Monopoly? Why a Wal-Mart bank might benefit customers. |
U.S. Banker
August 2008
William M. Aukamp |
Real-Estate Trouble: It's DeJa Vu It seems that periodically banks get clobbered by the real-estate market. Given the periodic problems in real-estate lending, perhaps banks should consider having a real estate professional on the board. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 20, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
IT Recruitment Not a Problem, Independent Community Bankers of America Survey Finds According to a June survey by the Independent Community Bankers of America, just 12 percent of community bankers rate IT recruitment as a problem. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 25, 2012
Michael Blanding |
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C. New research suggests the number of companies affecting government policy through lobbying may be smaller -- but more powerful -- than previously thought. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Geri Smith |
In Mexico, Banco Wal-Mart Wal-Mart may soon get a bank license in Mexico, and that could have a huge impact on financial services. |
Reason
November 2007
David Weigel |
John Edwards vs. the Lobbyists A presidential candidate promises to clean up Washington by trashing the First Amendment |
U.S. Banker
September 2010
John Engen |
Wal-Mart, Undeterred Recent actions suggest that Wal-Mart is angling for another run at a U.S. banking charter. And next time around, its ambitions could go well beyond processing payments. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 11, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banking Groups React to Sen. Dodd's Draft Regulatory Legislation With a Big 'No' Although organizations approve of the Senate's efforts, they say it goes too far in undermining those aspects of financial services that actually work. |
U.S. Banker
July 2005
Lee Conrad |
Stalled Deposit Growth Challenges Community Banks The value of community bank stocks remains high, but many challenges await. Buckle up. The road ahead could get bumpy. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Rich Smith |
Wal-Mart Opens a Foreign Bank Account Wal-Mart files an application with Canada's Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, seeking permission to open a pocket bank for its Canadian subsidiary. |
InternetNews
October 1, 2010 |
Windows Phone 7 Seen in Line for Oct. 11 Debut A new report from the Wall Street Journal has lent credence to the long standing rumor that Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 on Oct. 11 at an event in New York. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2011
Rubin & Donmoyer |
GE's Tax-Break Guard Dogs The diversified conglomerate is likely to spend big bucks on lobbyists as the battle to reshape the U.S. Tax Code heats up. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Wal-Mart Banks on Big Ambitions Wal-Mart's president of financial services has said that the company has no plans to enter the banking business in the U.S. However, it's already rolled out banking services in other countries. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Behind the Bubble Babble Homebuyers should at least consider the motives of the people who continue herding them toward ever-more-expensive houses and risky loans. Despite what the realtors and loan officers want you to think, a home is not always (or even often) an investment. |
Bank Technology News
March 2007
Glen Fest |
Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers. |
Salon.com
October 4, 2001
Damien Cave |
The war on special interests Anti-terrorist fervor has upset the political apple cart: Long-entrenched lobbyists are suddenly being defeated and ignored. But will they soon resurface? |
Entrepreneur
August 2008
C.J. Prince |
Something to Bank On Community banks have plenty of money to lend, but intense scrutiny has raised the bar. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 1, 2005
Ivan Schneider |
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em A new bill introduced by a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee would relax regulations for smaller community banks and also reduce their tax liability. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Is No Wallflower In each of the past two quarters, Wal-Mart grew its total sales by 10%. Not too shabby for a growth company, and pretty darn impressive for a mature one. Investors, take note. |
